Just watched BP in Norway on the beeb and was well taken with the Sami poncho thing he was wearing to herd reindeer. Anyone know where there might be a pattern? - I've got a couple of blankets lying around looking for a project.
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OK, I should have googled first.
Apparently it's called a Sámi luhkka and it seems Fjallraven are about to do a modern version:
http://fjallravenbloggen.com/the-luhkka-cape-–-a-new-garment-with-ancient-ancestors/
Still fancy a homemade one though.
Apparently it's called a Sámi luhkka and it seems Fjallraven are about to do a modern version:
http://fjallravenbloggen.com/the-luhkka-cape-–-a-new-garment-with-ancient-ancestors/
Still fancy a homemade one though.
forestwalker
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Considering the (lack of) quality I've seen from Fjällräven lately I'll pass on their version. The luhkka looks similar to medieval style garments, I might make a version in vadmal, or vadmal with a poplin shell. Closer to the original specs, though.
Might work well as static hunting garment
Might work well as static hunting garment
Is vadmal only available in Scandinavia? I've never seen it over here.
I was thinking of it as a wildlife watching in winter sort of a garment as I doubt you could carry a rucksack with it on.
I've been considering something like one of these for a while as a water / snow shedding garment.
I have an early mediaeval hood that works in a similar way that made me think seriously about it.
I have an early mediaeval hood that works in a similar way that made me think seriously about it.
That'll bring em bang up to date, They'll look much better in the helicopters wearing the fjallraven version.
Reminds me a bit of my combination of poncho and quilted liner.
In a cold and dry environment the pictured one should be a good piece of kit.
I am always amazed at both the practical and near perfect design of clothing indigenous people of the northern hemisphere developed in the course of time and the way modern world ignores it for fashion reasons most fo the time.
Like what I hear from salesmen and customers alike:
"if the jacket is short and tight fitting, its warmer"
"I need a warm and waterproof jacket for dog-sledging in Sweden, it will be minus 20 Celsius"
Wayland, you mean something like this?:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/Supercorsa/Misc/29092010002.jpg
In a cold and dry environment the pictured one should be a good piece of kit.
I am always amazed at both the practical and near perfect design of clothing indigenous people of the northern hemisphere developed in the course of time and the way modern world ignores it for fashion reasons most fo the time.
Like what I hear from salesmen and customers alike:
"if the jacket is short and tight fitting, its warmer"
"I need a warm and waterproof jacket for dog-sledging in Sweden, it will be minus 20 Celsius"
Wayland, you mean something like this?:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/Supercorsa/Misc/29092010002.jpg
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im not the only one eh! i was sitting watching that and LOVED the cape thing. kinda reminded me of working in peru actually with all the colours like that. would def go to scandi just to pick one of those up. just epic!
in peru we used to wear ponchos all the time, just didnt have a hood, they were the best clothing ive ever worn!
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I like that a lot, wonder if they will do big boy sizes 
Bit steep on the price thou, don't know if i like myself enough to cough up that much lol
Bit steep on the price thou, don't know if i like myself enough to cough up that much lol
So it's like all the warmth of a big winter coat but with the mother of all gaping flappy holes in the bottom... somehow I don't see me investing.
Think of it as a lined poncho.
Looks quite appealing to me; the bottom gapes and flaps as much or as little as you want it to.
forestwalker
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
The idea is that when you are static they are warm, and when you are moving they flap and you stay cool.
Thats about 265 Euro. Are they sick? Or maybe it will be the next big thing for the fashion conscious outdoor lemming.
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